Received: from postgresql.org.org (webmail.postgresql.org [216.126.85.28]) by postgresql.org (8.11.3/8.11.1) with SMTP id f3M46C341721 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2001 00:06:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org) Received: from mail1.bna.bellsouth.net (mail1.bna.bellsouth.net [205.152.150.13]) by postgresql.org (8.11.3/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f3KI6B339647; Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:06:11 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from kenhirsch@myself.com) Received: from computer (adsl-61-134-71.rdu.bellsouth.net [208.61.134.71]) by mail1.bna.bellsouth.net (3.3.5alt/0.75.2) with SMTP id OAA04900; Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:06:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <006701c0c9c4$8f559ee0$47863dd0@computer> From: "Ken Hirsch" To: "Bruce Momjian" , Cc: "Hackers List" , , References: <200104201716.f3KHG0u02206@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Hardcopy docs available Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:02:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Archive-Number: 200104/911 X-Sequence-Number: 8123 There may be a better way to create PDF files if you have TeX. See http://www.tug.org/applications/jadetex/ I haven't used Jade, so I don't know, but the PDF files that are output by pdftex and pdflatex are smaller than those created by ps2pdf and easier to read on your monitor (I think because they use the built-in PDF fonts where they can.) Ken Hirsch All your database are belong to us ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Momjian" To: Cc: "Hackers List" ; ; Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Hardcopy docs available > > Can someone generate PDF versions of these? Sorry I can't remember all > > those who volunteered, so perhaps we should coordinate on the -hackers > > list so folks don't duplicate work. Thanks! > > If you have Postscript, does ps2pdf do anything useful for you? The > issue is that the site that generated the Postscript should be the one > who generates the PDF because the font metrics use to generate the > Postscript should be the same as the fonts embedded in the PDF file. > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue > + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >